Machine for marking fur-bearing skins



Jan, 12, 1932. A. SANGLIER ET AL 1,841,256

MACHINE FOR MARKING FUR BEARING SKINS Filed March 16, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 12, 1932. A. SANGL1ER ET AL 1,841,256

MACHINE FOR MARKING FUR BEARING SKINS I Filed March 16. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 ELJ 2/ & \LJ/ (Q) 20 L v I 21 4 J21 Fig.6

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.ani) HENRY .jsAnerJIEn,

ARMAND sAnGLIER, or.Bncon-LEsnnnYnnEsfmine 's knemnn; or no;s-eor.oiyni s,

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i This invention-relates to machines for the numbering, counting and stamp mark ng of a'ifed skinsand perforatloirinarking of P p prepared or'craw skin's.

Machines intended for themarkin'g of skins r are already known.. ,Thesemachines general- 1y 'imprint on the-skins and' in various: colours devices or inscriptionscarried on a moist stamp which is applied toathefskin to be marked; the machines comprise a rigid framework on which the skin is placed, and movable elements carrying the stamp and actuated by an alternating movement either by means of a'motor, by the -workman, orby ably transmitted motive 1' means of any suit force. i I V In addition the skins are frequ'entlyaalso marked by h'and stamping with a simple cop- :per handle, givingvery'bad resultsfobtained .go very slowly. I P For marking raw skins onlychammersare used, at'the end of which a number-bf ipoint-s arefixed; the manipulation' and themarking are effected by hand and in consequence .the

: blow-"0f the hammer varies inforce and generally doesnot-descend uniformlyronthe skin thisrtrequently results inithe skinlbeing spoilt" wand in:the:hairs of the fur being "removed;

thisdamage decreases thevalue ofthe fur and in "addition the operation is necessarilywery.

The present invention has for its obje'ct amachinewhichmay be used indiscriminately.

for "marking prepared skins by stamping and 355 raw or prepared 'skins by" perfoifatingpthe switching over from one system. to the other being efi'ected by simply'repla-cing moist stamp'by a stamp provided withpoints arto-the invention numbers the marked skins,

.givingeach skin aseriallnumber, indelible when applied by perforation. Simultaneous ly and finally the machine counts the number 1 of strokes of the stamp .whichj liave been 'executed an'd thereby permits the number-of- -.the skins andthe numberin g ofithesame to 'bBrQfiBClSlVGlY checked. 4

F In the.accompanying-drawings:i

ranged according to the desire dfldesign; furthermoreinbothcases the machine according eeaaeg ana in France November 26, 1927. i 5

FigI-l; is afrontelevation of a machine 'constructedaccording to theinvention; I

:Figa2iis aside elevation of the machine on the same scale. a V

Fig. 3-is a vertical section on a; larger scale through theaxisof thestamp carrying member1 and through the axis of ,rotationfof the driving wheel; of a machine constructed according to the invention. l 1 Fig.4 shows: diagrammatically the driving I mechanism of the inking movements." q J Fig.- 5 is a partialisideelevation ofarm a ried by'aframework prises a shaft 3, rotated byanelectric motor an endless-screw keyed onto thesh'aftofjthe a motor and in engagement with a helicoidal wheelfixed. on theshaft 3. v

.andloaded over 180 to facilitate thelifting trio pin 6 having a projection or trunnion on a which is mounted, on aball'bearmg? (Flg. 3)

the small end ispivotally connected on the fork pin llot a 1"0d12. I

fAtits lower end the rod 12 carries a piston lgfadapted to move in the cylindrical cavity 15% of the'cylindrical member 15 onwhichthe :stampis mounted.- V

Between the bottom ofthe cavitylt and the piston 13 is-located a spring 16, which tends constantly to repulse. thepiston'13 against the'lining 17 ofthe plug 18 which closes the cavity 14 andin'which is adapted seen g'from "the draWings, -the'v 2, of suitable shape-and dimensions; it com gfltllI'Ollgh. reduction mechanismconsistinglof I .Onthefrontend of the shaft 3 is'keyed a circular plate .5 constituting-a[flywheel I V i .85 of the stamp; thisfsfiy vheel carries anexce'n:

the head 8 of aconnectingrod tl of which to slide with a slight amount of friction the ,rod 12; in addition a metallic spindle 19,

of suitable length, may be inserted in the cavity 14 and inside the spring 16 for the purpose of acting as a thrust-bearing for the piston 13.

The stamp carrying member 15 slides longitudinally in the sleeve 20 integral with the framework; at its lower end it is formed with a recess 21 in which may be mounted and fixed, in any suitable manner, the shank of the stamp 22, for marking, numbering or dating in ink or perforations.

When the machine is adapted to impose a moist stamp on the skins, the machine is mounted in the manner above described, but the spindle 19 is not placed inthe cavity 14; as a result the force of the marking stamp 22 on the skin remains elastic, as the spring 16 is always interposed between the rigid drive of the connecting rod 9 and the stamp carrying member 15; in this manner there is no risk of injuring the skins. a r

If it is desired to mark the skins by perforations, it is, on the contrary, necessary that after the points of the stamp have come into contact with the skin a rapid and sudden force be imparted to the said stamp to ensure that the perforating is effected freely and cleanly; in this case the spindle 19 is placed in the cavity 14; during the lowering of the stamp and as long as it is not touching the skin to be marked, the piston 13 rests against the plug 18, in the position shown in Fig. 8; at the moment of contactand, in consequence of'the resistance of the skin to perforation, the piston descends while compressing the spring 16 and the points of the stamp press 1 elastically on the skin until the piston contacts with the head of the spindle 19; the connection between the piston and the member 15 then becomes rigid and the actual perforating is effected suddenly; owing to the same device, the withdrawal of the points is also sudden and is only effected at the mo:

ment when'the piston 13, having resumed contact with the plug 18, has established a rigid connection between the member 15 and the movement transmission elements.

The marking stamp 22 is interchangeable; it may, as already stated,be formed and act like an ordinary moist stamp, taking ink from an inking device to which reference will fill be made later and" imprinting on the skin marks of any colour and design, reproducing for example, the initials or the mark of the firm using the machine. It may also comprise an automatic numbering device imprinting consecutive numbers on the skins. k

The stamp may also be a perforating stamp, in which case it has, on its lower face, a cei' t'ain number of points, arranged according to the desired design, at suitable distances from each other and ofsuflicient length to traverse,

in every case, the skins treated; the mark is then indelible as it consists of perforations made by the points through the skin; likewise in this case the stamp may comprise a numbering device.

When the. machine is used for marking skins with moist impression, the stamp 22 'comes into contact, at the end of its stroke,

. tion; at the moment when the stamp is applied to the upper pad, the pressure which it exerts causes the ink to rise through the perforated plate, and this ink soaks into the pad; on the other hand, when the stamp recedes the metal plate owing to its elasticity resumes its original shape and produces a sudden suction which sucks back into the pad any excess ink. i

The inker 23 constructed as above described, is located on a pivotal frame 24; owing to this device a few seconds sufiice to change the inker and to switch over, for example, from black inking used for marking white skins, to white inking necessary for stamp marking black skins such as astrakan; in addition any other colours may be selected for marking skins of different shades.

As will be seen from Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the frame 24 is pivoted by its rear part, on a pivot 25 integral with rigid clamps 26 fixed at one end to the framework and at the other end to a the frame: constantly tend to raise the said frame and apply it in consequence against the stamp. 7

The stamp carrying member 15 is integral with a member 28 of suitable construction on which are journalled wheels 29 and 30 mounted in the vertical planes of the upper sides of the frame; after inking, when the member 15 is forced downwards by the above described mechanism, the wheel 29, carried along in the same movement comes into contact with the frame, causes it tooscillate in a downward direction and gradual'lyseparates it from the stamp; when on arriving at the end of the side of the frame 24, the wheel 29 is no longer in contact therewith, the wheel 30 maintains the frame in a substantially vertical position; inversely, when the stamp ascends the frame of the inker, brought back by the springs to a pointopposite to ascrew32 engaged in the clamp26; the frame being brought into the vertical p ostion, the screw is acted on, which engages in the hole 31 and .the frame is immovably fixed in this position."

When the machine is used for making perforation marks-in raw skins or prepared skins, the low-er mechanism is enclosed in a metal box or framework 33 (Figs, and

which is fixed onto the machine by meansof arms 34, integral with the framework 2, leni gaging in guides 35 in the box 33; a nut permits the fixing of the box on the arms.

On its upper and lower faces the box has an opening 37 to permit the passage of the stamp and an opening 38 permitting the pas sage of the Wheel 29; the bottom of the box is located at a suitable distance from the table, 1 to permit the passage of the skins, but suit-- able for preventing the passage of the Workmans hands. Owing to this device the skin to'be marked is rendered immovable during the operation and cannotfollovv the stamp in its verticalreciprocating movement; at the sametime all danger of accidents is avoided,

the workmans hands being unable to reach electric motor is stopped after a marking operation.

It is easy to conceive that such a machine permits the marking, numbering and counting, either bystamping in any selected colour,

or by perforation, of raw skins and prepared skins,- and that the transition from one method of marking to the other may'be effected With the greatest rapidity. For example for changing over from stamp markingto perforation marking it is suflicient to introduce the spindle 19 into the member 15, immobilize the inker, change the stamp and fix the. guiding andprotecting box, all of which operations take but'a minute to eif'ect. The aplication of the devices described thus permits, with one single machine, the mark:

, ing of skins, either by stamping or perforation With great rapidity; in addition the marks impressed, having been always effected under identical mechanical conditions, are

perfectly clear, the impressions being as dis- 7 i tinct as those obtained by printing, and the perforation of the raw skins does not cause any deterioration of the fur.

It will be understood ,that 'the machine 7 above described and which is shown in the accompanying drawings, may be subject to such modifications as "required by the object in view, and in particular the actuating devices for starting and stoppingthe motor may be either pedals, or levers-of any kind; the guide sleeve of the stamp carrying member mensions; the position of the spindle and the selection and regulating of its length may be of-any kind as also the position and method of drive of the shaft by the electric motor;

likewisethe positions and arrangement of the actuating means for the counter maybe modimay be single or double and of variable dified without these modifications affecting the characteristics of the invention.

What We claim'is:v i j 1. Ina marking assembly, afixed bed, reciprocable support. having a bore therein, marking, means mounted on said support, a

piston slidably mountedin thebore ofsaid support, a springv tending. to forcefsaid piston out of said bore, means operative to prevent said piston'from leaving saidibore, means for' reciprocating said piston, an'inking pad, a frame movably supporting said pad; and means operative'bythe reciproca-' I tion of said support to move said frame: out i i of the path ofsaid marking means. a

2 In a'marking assembly, a fixedlbed, a reciprocable support having abore therein,

marking means mountedlon said support, a

piston slidably mounted in the bore of said support, a spring tending to force saidpis ton out of said bore, means operative to provent, said plston from leaving said bore, means for reciprocating said piston, an inking pad, an. oscillatableframe supporting said inking pad, a spring connected to' said frame and operative to oppose displacement thereof,-,and means operative by reciprocationofi'saidsupport to oscillate said frame. 1 3. .In a marking assembly, a fixed bed, a reciprocable support having a bore therein, markingmeansamounted on said supportya piston slidably mounted in the bore of said support, a spring tending to force said piston out'of said bore, means operative to prevent said piston from leaving said bore, means for I reciprocating said piston, an inking pad and r a fixed, enclosed frame positioned in lthe path of said reciprocable support, said frame having an opening formed'therein permit 1 tin movement of said marking means to Wards'said fixed bed. 7 i

Iii-testimony whereof we have signed our namesto this spec1ficat1on..- I

ARMriND 'SANGLIER. RE nsANeL-ma -j SANGLIEB.

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